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PARTS
OF TOOTH
CROWN
,
is the visible
part of the tooth.
GUM MARGIN,
is the area
between the crown and the root.
ROOT,
is the part
of the tooth inside the alveolar
bone that keeps
the tooth in place. |
TOOTH
TISSUES
1. ENAMEL,
a hard protective tissue that covers the crown of the tooth.
2. DENTINE,
the tissue that supports the enamel and absorbs the pressure of eating.
3. PULP,
soft connective tissue containing nerves and blood vessels. The soft center
of the tooth surrounded by the dentine .
4. CEMENTUM,
covers the dentine at the root and it is attached to the bone of the jaw
with little elastic fibers. |
PERIODONTAL
TISSUES
5. GUMS,
the tough pink-colored skin that covers the bone of the jaw and supports
the tooth along with the alveolar bone.
6. PERIODONTAL
LIGAMENT, the tissue between the cementum and the alveolar bone.
It consists of tough little elastic fibers that keep the tooth attached
to the jaw.
7. ALVEOLAR
BONE, the bone of the jaw that
keeps the tooth in its place, it feeds and protects it.
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PERIODONTIUM
: the total of soft and hard tissues that
surround the tooth, keep it in place, feed and protect it.
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